Laser gated camera imaging system and method
CA 2516070 C · Owner: Elbit Systems Ltd. · Inventors: Inbar, Shamir; David, Ofer
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A gated camera imaging system and method utilizing a laser device for , generating a beam of long duration laser pulses toward a target. A camera receives the energy of light reflexes of the pulses reflected from the target. The camera gating is synchronized to be set OFF for at least the duration of time it takes the laser device to produce a laser pulse in its substantial entirety, including an end of the laser pulse in addition to the time it , takes the laser pulse to complete traversing a zone proximate to the system and back to the camera, and set ON for an ON time duration thereafter until the laser pulse reflects back from the target and is received in the camera. The laser …
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- Filed February 4, 2004 and granted May 29, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 4, 2024.
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